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Re: Self-Importance of the News Media

Posted by Yer Humble Host on 4/6/2006, 11:43 pm, in reply to "Self-Importance of the News Media"
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The news media should generally not consider themselves to be news. It's a pity they forget this rule so often.
--Previous Message--
: Strange, even Bloomberg couldn't
: stop talking about Katie Couric's
: defection all morning yesterday.
: It reminds me of the string of
: endless artciles throughout the
: papers during 'Sunshine Week' last
: month.
:
: Strange that so many commentators
: always talk about how sad it is
: that the news media don't have
: their priorities straight, but
: those same commentators never
: hesitate to join in on
: self-adulation with their peers
: when the need arises. The
: over-inflated sense of
: self-importance in the mainstream
: media knows no bounds...
:
:
:

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Self-Importance of the News Media - murderingmouth 4/6/2006, 2:18 pm
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--Previous Message-- : The news media should generally not : consider themselves to be news. : It's a pity they forget this rule : so often. : : --Previous Message-- : Strange, even Bloomberg couldn't : stop talking about Katie Couric's : defection all morning yesterday. : It reminds me of the string of : endless artciles throughout the : papers during 'Sunshine Week' last : month. : : Strange that so many commentators : always talk about how sad it is : that the news media don't have : their priorities straight, but : those same commentators never : hesitate to join in on : self-adulation with their peers : when the need arises. The : over-inflated sense of : self-importance in the mainstream : media knows no bounds... : : : : :

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